I am a student at Arizona State University. I live in Tempe, Arizona and am very involved with various music scenes here in the Phoenix metropolitan area. There are CONSTANTLY new bands coming out. Here is a list of some bands I have been enjoying that are from the area:


French Quarter - Stephen Steinbrink is French Quarter. Stephen has made a name from himself in Phoenix playing house shows barefoot and all. Simple, melodic and beautiful folk music accompanied by his soft amazing singing.

Andrew Jackson Jihad - I first heard of this band when I was a sophomore in high school. A girl I knew through our high school orchestra was dating this nerdy dude (Sean) from this band. Not only was he nerdy, but Sean ended up being one of the coolest dudes in this Phoenix scene writing and playing some of the most creative and entertaining music out here in our scene. I salute you Andrew Jackson Jihad!

Hour of the Wolf - When I was in high school I used to see Life In Pictures play with bands like Darkest Hour and Where Eagles Dare. After they broke up, 4/5 members from Life In Pictures went on to focus on Hour of the Wolf. This band without a doubt in my mind is what the Phoenix hardcore and punk scene needed. They've been compared to both Misfits and Hot Snakes. Not bad in my book!

Parkway Wretch - Some of my very good friends playing dirty pop punk with gritty old man vocals. These guys have been playing for over ten year and have often been compared to Crimpshrine and old school American Steel.

Fuck You Ups - Some of the dirtiest, most ridiculous and most rockin punk music I have ever heard. Songs about killing you, beating you up, hitting you with bats, sniping people AHH.

Slut Sister - If you want to bang your head a lot to some sludgey stoner Black Sabbath influenced metal then this is the band for you.

Blues - They call themselves 'botch n roll' and they absolutely come nothing short of that. Botch influenced hardcore rock n roll from Tucson, Arizona.

the wongs - Dirty Garage Rock. These guys are originally from Yuma. I'm not sure where they are located now, but they play in Phoenix often.

Digital Leather - Electro synth punk one man band. Very good live show. Sometimes he plays with members of the wongs, The Reatards and etc.

Get Destroyed - 4 piece power violence. These guys just recently put out their first release on 625 records. Pissed off power violence in the vein of bands like Infest.

landmine marathon - Female fronted grind/metal band currently working with Level Plane Records. Ex members of Unruh, Financial Panther, and Osama Bin Sars.

Think Fast - Pissed off DIY hardcore punk rock. They recently released a split 7" with Fatality.


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There are tons of more local bands that I could list and I will update later. Feel free to comment with bands from Phoenix that you like.

hear it here: The Back C.C.'s.

I also setup a last page for the band: The Back C.C.'s.

And I'm pseudo managing them. Holler about shows in and around NYC!

Also I'm trying to book them a show with Jay Reatard in NYC if anyone can help out at all.

And just so I can direct people to this post, here goes some bands they like and sound like Teengenerate, Guitar Wolf, Reatards/The Reatards, Oblivians, Cheater Slicks, Supersnazz, Ramones, The Gories, The Hunches, Coachwhips, The Horrors(the U.S. ones), Black Lips, Reigning Sound, Tokyo Electron, The Lurkers, Thee Headcoats, The Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Caesars, The Buff Medways, Drags, Scratch Acid, and The Mummies.

Also I'm going to at some point get in touch with these labels if anyone can offer any help: In The Red, Goner and Bomp!. Any other recomendations would be appreciated.